Harness breast-collar.



' when at speed will v UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE. .j

THOMAS GORDON,y OF MONMOU'IH, ILLINOIS.

' No. 827,2e2.

To whom it may concern:

13e 1t known that I, THOMASv D. GORDON, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Mon' mouth, .in the county of Warren and State of Illmois, have invented a certain new and useful Harness Breast-Collar, of which the following is a specification.

The subject-matter of this invention is har-A `ness breast-collars, and has relation more particularly to improvements in the center D or D-iron thereof.

In the use of the breast-collar team-harness' as heretofore constructed certain difiiculties and disadvantages have been met with and objections have arisen totheir use. Thisv type or character of harness being employed on light or, as it is known in the trade, "roadwork, an essential is that all of the parts be of a neat, attractive, and compact order and assemblage and that and arranged that there are no buckles, tongues, or other projecting parts to cause injury or worry to the animal or-todetract om the appearance of the harness. Another essential is `that the several parts of the breast-collar and attached members be vso constructed that no irregular or `uneven movements of any art thereof due to the motion of the animalwill cause the D or an of the arts connected thereto or therewith toA cha e, irritate, or injure its delicate skin and coat. and to provide a D or D-iron of such construction that while strong, safe, and durable all the necessary component parts of the harness may be attached thereto in a simple and ready manner without buckles or tongues and be so disposed and arranged that they will not interfere with the movements of the animal, will not injure his skin or coat nor cause him -pain or uneasiness and such that the full and free breathing of the animal not be impeded` constitutes the main object of my invention.

In the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate my invention,` and in which 'the same reference-numeral designates the same part in the several figures thereof, Figure 1 is a iperspective, partly broken away; Fig. 2, a ont elevation Fig. `3, a sectional view taken in the line x a: in Fig 2, the pole and martingale straps shown in elevation; Fig. 4,

a front eleva-tion ofthe D, and Fig. 5 a side elevation of the samen The D is indicated by the numeral 1 and comprises parallel lateral projections 5, having orifices 7, a lower martingale-loop 6, an

Specification of Letters Patent. Appiaatioiied July 7, 1995. serial No. 268,635.

they be so constructedl 10, and the inner end will be kept HARNESS BREAST-COLLAR.

Patented July 31, 1906.

'attachingand securing bar 2, connecting the projections 5, and an upper offset loop 8, consisting of arms 4, converging toward their upper ends, which latter are united by an arm 6 8. All edges of the D are rounded, and it is constructed vwithout sharp angles which would cause injury or pain to the horse when in motion. I

9 is a breast-strap, to the ends of whichthe, traces (not shown) are fixed, and 10 is an ordina fold or strap used in layered or. folded work. The D is placed on the breast-'strap with the bar 2 longitudinally thereof, and, as shown, stitches 11 are taken through the breast and fold straps throughout the length and on both of its sides to hold it firmly inV place. `If greater security is desired, the D may be rivetedthrough the orifices 7 to the breast-strap, in which eventthe outer end of. the rivet will be hidden from view by the fold n om conl tact with the animal b the interposed polestrap 12, hereinafter described.` The lower martingale 13 is passed around the loop 6 and is secured in the ordinary mannerto the girth. (Notshown.) When it is desired to use an upper or head martingale, (not shown,) the` lower end thereof is secured to the arm 3 of the'D and the split upper ends to the bit. rings. To each converging arm 4 is secured a connecting-strap 14, which straps engage at their distal ends with` the usual neckstrap. (Not shown.) These straps by reason of the oblique arrangement of said arms will not be drawn in a jerky twisting manner to violently wrench first upon one'and then the other side of the breast-strap and in directions contrary to `that desired, the effect of which will be to chafe or irritate' the skin, but in a smooth and even passage, and by reason of the offset 8 will be clear and free from contact with the throat of the animal. One end 12at of the pole or tongue strap 1 2 is passed through the upper loop of the D, thence downwardlyinside the breast-strapand outwardly through the loop 6, where 1t meets and is buckled to the other end 12b of said strap, which has previously been passed through and secured vto the staple of the neck-yoke. The portion 12c of the pole-` strap will lie in the cavity formed by the shoulder-bones of the animal, and the offset 8 will stand outwardl free from contact with andjat such distance iiom the trachea that it will cause no interference with nor impedi- IIO ment to the full and free breathing of the animal when at speed.

Having thus described my invention and the benefits accruing from its use, I claim as new- l. A D `for breast-collar harness comprising substantially parallel lateral projections,

a transversely-arranged bar connecting them, r

a lower martingale-loop, and offset converging upper arms united by a substantially y horizontal upper bar.

2. A D Jfor breast-collar harness comprising substantially parallel lateral projections provided with rivet-holes, a transversely-arranged bar connecting said projections, a lower martingale-loop, and offset converging bars united by a substantially horizontal upper bar.

3. A D for breast-collar harness comprising a transversely-arranged bar adapted to lie between the breast-strap and Jfold of the breast-collar and to be secured to said straps longitudinally thereof by stitches, a lower loop adapted for engagement therewith of a lower martingale, diagonally-arranged converging arms adapted for engagement therewith of obliquely-disposed connecting-straps, and an upper frame-bar connecting the converging arms at their points of approach. j

4. A for breast-collar harness comprising lateral, substantially parallel rojections having each an orifice, a curved, ower martingale-loop, a transversely and centrally arranged securing-bar connecting said projections, and an upper offset loop comprising converging arms united by a substantially horizontal arm.

5. ln a harness, a breast-collar, a D iixed thereto, said D comprising substantially parallel lateral projections having each an orilice or rivet-hole therethrough, a transversely and centrally arranged securing-bar to which said collar 1s ixed connecting said projections, oiset converging upper arms, connecting-straps secured thereto, an upper arm connecting said converging arms, and a polestrap iiXed thereto.

6. ln a harness, a D comprising a transvers'ely-arranged bar, parallel lateral projections united thereby, a lower, loop, an upper offset loop having converging arms and a connecting-bar, a breast-collar `fixed to the transverse bar, a martingale secured to the lower loop, connecting-straps secured to the converging arms of the offset loop, and a polestrap secured to thc connecting-bar.

THOMAS D. GORDON.

Witnesses:

L. M. RICHARDS, CHAs. W. Fox. 

